On November 20th, the Triton Agricultural Economics class watched the Central Livestock feeder cattle auction and toured Blondie's Butcher Shop in Wanamingo on the way back as trip to apply in real time the content from the Economics of Food Security unit they had completed in class. Students learned how access to affordable nutritious food can impact econoimic productivity and studied how market interactions and policy decisions can positively or negatively impact the economic conditions of a society. By seeing the beginning of the beef production cycle and the end at the butcher shop, students were able to apply the concepts to real life situations, thus making them better informed consumers. Addtionally students learned about careers in those industries and experienced price discovery of commodities in real time.
